For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from The Current’s Top 89 Songs countdown from 2019 would you like to hear?

The Current and Voodoo Ranger’s Winter Dig Out, featuring Medium Build, Annie DiRusso, Anderson East, and Black Widows This event will be held Saturday, February 22, 2025, at the Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge in Minneapolis.

As part of The Current’s 20th anniversary celebration, we re-created the first two hours of music that were played on The Current on that very first day: January 24, 2005.

On Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, several Minnesota leaders spoke with The Current to celebrate the station’s 20th anniversary. Gov. Tim Walz, U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar, and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter shared their thoughts about the station and its role in the community.

LCD Soundsystem also see Hall of Fame induction after their song “X-Ray Eyes” receives 10 weeks of listeners’ votes.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from The Current’s Top 89 Songs countdown from 2018 would you like to hear?

Currently on tour, Bad Bad Hats frontperson Kerry Alexander talks with Jill Riley about the band’s tour so far — a tour that wraps this Saturday, Jan. 25, at First Avenue in Minneapolis.

Emilia Pérez raked in the most nominations Thursday morning, followed by The Brutalist and Wicked. The Academy Awards are scheduled for Sunday, March 2.

Over a two-decade history, The Current has impacted culture in Minnesota and beyond with a dialed-in mix of familiar and new. The approach applies not just to music, but also to technologies, experiences, and ideas. 

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from The Current’s Top 89 Songs countdown from 2017 would you like to hear?